Practice question
Six months after leaving an agency, a lawyer is asked to prepare a client’s legal submission in a matter pending before that agency. The matter arose only after the lawyer left. Explain the application of the one-year professional-practice restriction.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6713_1989.html — Section 7(b), especially the final paragraph on one-year restrictions after separation, and Section 7(c).
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